Saturday, 27 May 2017

Claudio Tallino's Preludio 1981

Some really stunning Italian library of the highest calibre coming out of a plain orange sleeve-- who but the experts would've known? It has one marring quality which is a bit of imbalance in the mix of starring instruments of the orchestra as you'll notice if you listen carefully. But in a way that's a minor quibble for such a great set of music.

A heartachingly pessimistic, melancholy mood that pervades, with almost everything written in minor keys. Only one throwaway track (the Pagan Rite) which is saying a lot for this kind of sight unseen library, although I was quite underwhelmed by the finishing suite / fugue.